The new Symbol Wizard command allows 3D symbols to be
imported directly from SketchUp®. 3DS files, the native file format for 3D studio®, can
also be imported directly by the Symbol Wizard. The addition of .3DS and .KMZ to the
existing .DXF and .DWG should make most 3D content available for import into
SoftPlan.

A Close SoftView Selection Is Available When a Model Is
Extracting

Add Floor System Added to Draw in
SoftView

Alpha Maps Included For Any Symbols with
Transparent Properties

Animations Can Be Created for
Non-Rendered Modes: Wire Frame, Visible Line, Shaded, Sketch,
Illustrated, and Textured

Assemble Floors May Contain
Unlimited Number of Floors

Auto Horizon Offset Option Added
to Setup Options

This option moves the automatically
generated horizon line up or down the 3D model. As soon as a site plan is
present the auto horizon is disabled.

Backgrounds Can Be Defined for Each
Different Mode of an Otherwise Identical View

Center Focus Command Added to Camera
Dialog

Display Silhouette Render Option
Added

Distance Command Added to
SoftView

Draw Ceilings Added

Draw Opening Command
Added

The Draw Opening command is available in
SoftView. This allows placement of windows and doors directly onto the
3D model, elevation, or cross section.

Draw Profile Added to
SoftView

Version 14 allows many items to be
drawn or placed directly on the 3D model. In addition to items such as
roofs and openings, a new item type, Profile, can be added directly to
the model. A user defined shape is extruded along a three dimensional
poly line. This can be used to place items such as a complex
frieze.

Draw Room
Added

Allows Room definitions to be placed from
within SoftView.

DWG and DXF Export of a SoftView Model
Includes Textures

Textures from the SoftView model can now
be exported into DWG and DXF format.

Enhanced Texture
Libraries

The Texture library has been
enhanced. Approximately 2 GB of textures are included on a
separate 3D symbols and textures DVD. These textures include
backgrounds, bricks, concrete, site, roofs, stone, and more. The
textures are tileable where applicable. Appropriate Height maps
and Alpha maps are also included where applicable.

Go To Room Added To Build And Camera
Menus

Highlight Command Can Be Cancelled with
the Esc Key

Illustrated Mode
Added

SoftView contains Illustrated mode
which presents the model in a less rigid way. Illustrated shows the
model as it would appear drawn in pen and ink. This mode allows
for the optional inclusion of textures and shadows to create varied
appearance within the mode.

Lighting Can Now Be Turned on or
Off in Each Mode

Lines Are Placed on Separate Layers Based
on Type When Saving an Elevation or Section

POV Export Added

Relief Depth Property Added to
Materials

Save All Added to the File
Menu

Save Elevations, Sections,
and Roof Plans Has an Option to Control What Items Are Replaced if a
Previous Version of a Drawing Exists

Sketched Mode Added

SoftView contains sketched mode. This
presents the model in a less rigid way. Sketch emulates a hand sketched look
and allows for the optional inclusion of textures and shadows to create
varied appearance within the mode.

Smoothing Option
Added

By default, this feature is
checked giving a texture a more rounded appearance.To create a
squarer, rougher appearance for a texture, the Smoothing Option can be
turned off.

Snap Added

Textures From the SoftView Model Can Now
Be Exported into the .DWG or .DXF Format

Texture Preview Speed
Increased

Texture Size Is Expressed as a Distance
Value Rather Than a Magnification